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The horizontal expansion is an addition or a waste Monitoring of the most important problems Of the Egyptian society
The Land center issued a new report on "The role of expansion projects of agriculture in rural development” in the series of land and peasant No. (54), the report reviews the problems of Egyptian society related to agriculture and food in the first pillar as it shows that the profit share of the individual has fallen to below 11 acres in 2003
After that it was 200 in the fifties of last century.
It shows that the application of the expulsion of tenants in 1997 increased the volume of unemployment in the countryside. In addition to pressure on natural resources and the negative impacts of climate change, there are many other problems, which reviewed the report.
Then the report shows evaluation of the horizontal expansion projects in agriculture and displays the evolution of land reclamation in Egypt by the year 1952 to 1997 in the second section and shows the relationship between the political administration of the country and the size of the horizontal expansion and the imbalance in this relationship which affects our natural resources. The report shows the role of resettlement projects to enhance employment opportunities and the establishment of new rural communities.
It shows the size of cultivated area of different crops in the new lands during the period of twenty years and in land area of each crop of new and old, such as lentils, beans, tomatoes and onions through the pages.
Then the report shows total production planting in the new and the old lands, which have doubled over the last twenty years, review the capacity of animal in Egypt, and the New Territories on buffaloes, cows and sheep, although they represent more than 7% of the capacity of livestock of Egypt, it continues to grow. The report then reviews the future vision for land reclamation policies and problems facing rural communities, which the new number in:
The prices of fertilizer
Oily
Pesticides
Non-availability of doctors in the region
The spread of plant disease
Lack of medicines in the region
The difficulty of marketing crops
The lack of funding sources
Lack of agricultural extension workers
Cheats pesticides domestic market
The interest rate hike
Wages of agricultural workers
Agricultural Mechanization
The difficulty of transporting crops
Delay penalties for the payment of installments
The lack of good roads
High soil salinity
The lack of security
Higher electricity prices
Non-availability of agricultural labor
Agricultural Mechanization
Dirty banks and cleansing
The lack of public facilities for drinking water
Continuous interruption of electricity
Rising ground water
Declining soil fertility
Spread of diseases in the region
Lack of harmony between citizens
High prices of fertilizer
Then the report reviews and describes the Toshka project under the title "mirage or Project of Hope," The report shows the most important problems of the project and the obstacles that can be removed for the advancement of Egyptian agriculture and ensure the rights of farmers in farming safety